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Paul D. Tonko's Political Summary on Issue: Government Operations

Paul Tonko
Full Name: Paul D. Tonko
Office: U.S. House (NY) - District 20, Democratic
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Single
Birth Date: 06/18/1949
Birth Place: Amsterdam, NY
Home City: Amsterdam, NY
Religion: Roman Catholic

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03/25/2014
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 2824 - Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America
03/06/2014
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability Act
02/27/2014
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 561 - Requires Agency Heads to File Negative-Impact Reports
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 2804 - Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 3193 - Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013
02/26/2014
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 3865 - Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014
02/12/2014
Letter:

Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Reveal Top Line Intelligence Spending Levels in FY2015 Budget
01/09/2014
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 2279 - Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2014
12/12/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Concurrence Vote With Amendment) - H J Res 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
12/05/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 521 - Authorizes Judicial Discretion in Awarding Legal Fees in Patent Lawsuits
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 524 - Limits Covered Customers to Businesses With Less Than $25 Million in Revenue
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Passage) - HR 3309 - Innovation Act
11/21/2013
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Paul Tonko Sponsored - H Amdt 512 - Requires Natural Gas Pipeline Applications to Include Certain Information
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 512 - Requires Natural Gas Pipeline Applications to Include Certain Information
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 513 - Removes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Permit Issuance Requirement
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 515 - Prohibits the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act from Taking Effect During the Sequester
11/20/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 498 - Specifies That Certain Fees Do Not Limit the Right to Petition
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 503 - Requires a Report on the Effect of Flooding on Oil and Gas Facilities
10/31/2013
Letter:

Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Government Shutdown
10/30/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 99 - Disapproval of the President's Exercise of Authority to Suspend the Debt Limit
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 992 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act
10/29/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 2374 - Retail Investor Protection Act
10/17/2013
Statement:

Tonko Statement on House Passage of Legislation Opening Government, Avoiding Default
10/16/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) - HR 2775 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
10/15/2013
Letter:

Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Impact of the Government Shutdown on Energy and Commerce
10/11/2013
Floor Speech:

End of the Government Shutdown
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 76 - National Nuclear Security Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
10/10/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 79 - Border Security and Enforcement Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
10/09/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 90 - Federal Aviation Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
10/08/2013
Floor Speech:

Local Shutdown Effects
Floor Speech:

Speaker Boehner, Let Your People Go
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 84 - Head Start Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
10/07/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 77 - Food and Drug Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
10/05/2013
Letter:

Letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner - Demand a Vote on Bill to Reopen Government
10/04/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 75 - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 85 - Federal Emergency Management Agency Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
10/03/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 3230 - Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act
10/01/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 70 - National Park Service Operations, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 71 - District of Columbia Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 72 - Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
09/30/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Concurrence Vote With Amendment) - H J Res 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
09/29/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Concurrence Vote With Amendment) - H J Res 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
09/20/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
09/18/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 761 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 463 - Amends the Definition of "Strategic and Critical Minerals"
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Paul Tonko voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 466 - Requires Mine Operators to Include the Cost of Cleanup in Financial Insurance
09/12/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 2775 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
08/01/2013
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Paul Tonko voted Nay (Passage) - HR 2879 - Stop Government Abuse Act
07/01/2013
Rating:

Paul Tonko was rated 13% by Citizens Against Government Waste (Positions)

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Washington, D.C.
2463 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5076
Fax: 202-225-5077

District
105 Jay Street
Room 15
Schenectady, NY 12305
Phone: 518-374-4547
Fax: 518-374-7908

District
61 Church Street
Room 309
Amsterdam, NY 12010
Phone: 518-843-3400
Fax: 518-843-8874

District
61 Columbia Street, 4th Floor
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-465-0700
Fax: 518-427-5107

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